The recent reveal of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 has caused quite a stir in the franchise's community, with fans wanting to learn more in terms of what the game will offer. The brief reveal trailer for the project focused largely on the campaign, although the semi-futuristic Zombies and multiplayer modes of the game have been met with equal levels of anticipation. While it seemed like it might be a while for more information about the game to surface, a recent leak has provided the community with a fresh wave of details.
Recently, Treyarch accidentally spilled some interesting information about Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 by publicly revealing what was intended to be an internal developer message. This message was briefly broadcast on the official Xbox Call of Duty app, coming in the way of screenshots of the game's multiplayer and its unique game modes. These screenshots were seemingly intended to come alongside some closed internal playtesting that is currently happening for Black Ops 7, with their reveal players an unintended early glimpse into the multiplayer experience.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7's New Multiplayer Leaks Are Full of Surprises
Fans were quick to share these leaked Black Ops 7 images, with the screenshots being posted via the CharlieIntel X account. The equipment and overall look of the multiplayer operators that are featured in these screenshots seem very in-line with the 2030s setting of Black Ops 7, being more futuristic than Black Ops 2 while not as science-fiction heavy as Black Ops 3. Classic Black Ops killstreaks like the RC-XD make an appearance in the screenshots, as well as a robotic dog-like ground unit that could play similarly to the Cerberus killstreak of Black Ops 3.
Players can also be seen diving directionally in these leaked screenshots, echoing reports of Black Ops 7 adopting an evolved omnimovement system as opposed to featuring things like wallrunning or jetpack mechanics. The most important information that can be gleaned from these screenshots comes from their related game modes, with two unique multiplayer modes being unintentionally revealed by Treyarch.
The first leaked game mode for Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is called Skirmish, which will see two teams of 20 players "fight to complete objectives across a large map." These objectives will seemingly come in the form of capture points, destructible payloads, and data transmissions. Crucially, it is even mentioned that players will have the use of wingsuits to quickly traverse these expansive Skirmish maps. Of course, large-scale games have been a divisive element of CoD multiplayer in recent years, yet a return to 20v20 gameplay could be a major way that Black Ops 7 is attempting to differentiate itself from Black Ops 6.
Wingsuits have appeared in the Black Ops franchise before, such as Black Ops 2's campaign and Black Ops 4's Blackout BR mode, with Black Ops 7 carrying forward this tradition.
Black Ops 7's Leaked Overload Mode Could Be a Blast From the Past
The second leaked mode for Black Ops 7 is called Overload, being a more traditional 6v6 experience. According to the screenshots, Overload sees players fighting over control of an EMP device which needs to be delivered to the enemy HQ to score. This could play like a simple reverse capture-the-flag mode, or it could even be similar to Black Ops 3's Uplink in terms of players being able to throw the device between teammates and into the capture zone.
These leaked game modes both seem like good ways for Black Ops 7 to establish its own identity away from its immediate predecessor, with this arguably being its main priority. While Skirmish and Overload both seem like exciting additions to 2025's CoD offerings, it seems as if Treyarch still has a lot to reveal for Black Ops 7's multiplayer, campaign, and Zombies over the coming months. Thankfully, these leaks are sure to be just a taste of what is to come.
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 66 /100 Critics Rec: 34%
- Released
- November 14, 2025
- ESRB
- Mature 17+ / Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Strong Language, Suggestive Themes, Use of Drugs
- Developer(s)
- Treyarch, Raven Software
- Publisher(s)
- Activision
